Baltimore-Washington Maglev

Via infrastructurist: Proponents of a link between these two cities see it as the core of a much longer corridor eventually linking Boston with Charlotte, dramatically speeding up commutes between the major cities of the East Coast. This 40-mile project was estimated in 2002 to cost about $4 billion to construct and would allow people to get from Union Station in Washington to downtown Baltimore in just 20 minutes.

With 27,000 estimated daily passengers, Baltimore sees this project as a catalyst for the revival of its urban core. BWI Airport’s attractiveness to the region’s travelers would expand once it is just 10 minutes from each city’s downtown. Amtrak, which already runs the popular and profitable Acela train on the corridor, taking just 30 minutes to complete the journey, likely doesn’t find this project very appealing.